Brian Lara Cricket is also the name of a
cricket game by Codemasters that is the 99 updated version of the MegaDrive game Lara '96
which was itself an updated version of Graham Gooch World
Class Cricket and the other games in that Series of which this Brian Lara Cricket is
one.

To make the game a little more exciting, set the game type option to Arcade
mode. This makes your player hit the ball in the air all the time, but if it looks like
you are going to be caught out just press the escape key or F10 and you will still be
there!!!! (I reached over 2000 runs in an innings doing this!!!). Also, when the computer
bats, the batsman also hits it in the air, so it is a good idea to have 2 players in close
stopping the 1, and the rest further out for catches (make sure you have deep mid-on and
deep mid-off). Left handed batsmen are also preferable when facing right handed bowlers
(and vice-versa).

I own a 1994 version of Brian Lara Cricket which includes all test squads and a
greatest of all time squad. Oops I had previously thought prior
to receiving this that Brian Lara Cricket was a cut down version with just England and
West Indies teams.

Hints

Yaju Arya says - Select any type of
bowler, bowl very short aiming straight at the Batsman with the lowest speed and lowest
spin or swing. Most of the time the Batsman won't be able to hit or will be LBW or will be
catched by the slips.

I have some tips which work best for County level players on the game:

Batting

The general principal for batting is to hit the ball in the direction that it is
travelling e.g. if it's on the leg side hit it to the right. All shots must be timed well
if you want to score boundaries. You should look to use the 6 hit button for all short,
fast deliveries and full tosses unless on the middle stump. Be careful when playing
against spinners though, always try and play with the spin not against it or you'll be in
trouble. You may have to play defensively quite a lot.

Bowling

Fast/Medium bowlers:

1) Put a couple of fielders close in at a right angle on the leg side and bowl a
very quick full toss on or just outside the leg stump and the batsmen will hit the ball
into the fielder's hands.

2) Pitch the ball about 2 or 3 wickets outside the off stump on quite a full
length and put lots of speed into it, the batsman will edge it to the slips and keeper.

Swing bowlers:

Pitch the ball as short as you can either quite a way outside leg or off stump
and swing it as much as possible in towards the stumps, the batsman will often completely
miss the ball.

Spinners:

These bowlers can take loads of wickets. Try pitching the ball on off stump or
middle stump on a full length and put maximum spin on it left or right, the batsman will
swing and miss the ball.

When bowling use swing bowlers bowl short of a length well outside the off stump
and swing (full strength bar) the ball in to the batsman who will regularly shoulder arms
and be bowled.

Amit Chand says - When playing against
computer, put your fielders very close to the batsman. The computer seems to have very
poor running decision making. Most of the time, you can make them run themsleves out.

1) Bowl a full toss at full speed. The batsman could be out bowled or L.B.W.2) Keep all your fielders on the on side. Bowl at the pads of the batsman. The
batsman might toss up the ball higher and your fielders could catch it!

To get the batsman in trouble with spinners

1) Bowl a yorker length delivery and spin it to the wicket. The batsman might
get out.2) Bowl a slow spin at the pads. Keep your all fielders on the on side. The batsman
might get caught out.

To get slip catches

1) For swing bowlers - Place the ball right outside offstump of the batsman.
Then bowl a medium speed outswing. The batsman could chase the ball and edge and your slip
fielders could catch it.2) For fast bowlers - Place the ball as the swing bowlers does. Then bowl a medium
speed delivery.The same thing might happen as off swing bowlers.

Cheats

Colin Bense supplied the following
cheat. When the toss happens it doesn't matter if you choose heads or tails but as soon as
the coin is flipped press 1 and you will automatically win the toss.

Vidyuth Srinivas supplied the
following cheat. If when bowling the computer looks to have hit a 4 or when batting you
are about to be run out press the Esc key and it will be ignored. You have to press the
Esc key before the umpire signalling 4 or fielder running you out animation is shown for
the result to be ignored.